The Campus Security Act of 1990 mandates that Colleges and Universities publish
3 consecutive years of crime statistics. These statistics must be published
by October 1st of each year.

University Police compile and forward monthly incident-based crime reports
to the Virginia State Police. The University also publishes the following
statistics to keep its students and employees informed. The University
maintains statistics in accordance with definitions used in the FBI's uniform
crime reporting system.

Sexual offender information is available upon request at the University Police
Headquarters. Also you can access this information through the
Virginia
State Police web site.

Definitions of Reportable Crimes

Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter - the willful
(non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.

Negligent Manslaughter - the killing of another person
through gross negligence.

Forcible Sex Offense - any sexual act directed against
another person, forcibly and/or against the person’s will or not forcibly
or against the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving
consent due to a temporary or permanent disability to include:

Robbery - the taking or attempting to take anything
of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force
or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Aggravated Assault - an unlawful attack by one person
upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury.
This type of assault usually involves a weapon or means likely to cause death
or great bodily harm.

Burglary - the unlawful entry into a structure to
commit a felony or theft and all attempts to commit the above mentioned.

Arson - maliciously burning or causing to be destroyed
by burning any public or private property.

Motor Vehicle Theft - the theft or attempted theft
of a motor vehicle. (This classification also includes “joyriding”).

Hate Crimes - crimes committed against a person which
manifest evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the
victims actual or perceived race, gender religion, ethnic/national origin,
disability, or sexual orientation. For this report, the hate crime must have
been for one of the criminal offenses listed in the report or any other crime
involving bodily injury where the victim was intentionally selected because
one of the above listed biases motivated the perpetrator.

Liquor Law Violations - violations of laws or ordinances
prohibiting the manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing of
intoxicating liquor; maintaining unlawful drinking places; bootlegging; operating
a still; furnishing liquor to a minor or intemperate person; using a vehicle
for illegal transportation of liquor; dinking on a train or public conveyance;
and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned activities. (Drunkenness
and driving under the influence are not included in this definition).

Drug Abuse Violations - violations of state and local
laws relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing or manufacturing
and making of narcotic drugs.

Weapon Law Violations - violations of laws or ordinances
dealing with weapon offenses, regulatory in nature, such as: manufacture,
sale, or possession of deadly weapons; carrying of deadly weapons, concealed
or openly, furnishing deadly weapons to minors; aliens possessing deadly weapons
and all attempts to commit any of the above.